Excluded worker fund regulations draw scrutiny The Department of Labor finally released additional regulations for the $2.1 billion program that left immigrant advocates dissatisfied. NY immigrant protest a Katz/ Shutterstock The must-read daily newsletter for NY's political community. Get it in your inbox. Sign Up Now! The state Department of Labor released long-awaited regulations for the implementation of the $2.1 billion Excluded Workers Fund Program created as part of the budget earlier this year to give aid to undocumented workers ineligible for unemployment and federal stimulus checks during the pandemic. The regulations offer further details about who is eligible and how to apply, including expanding upon the list of documents that people can use when applying. But immigrant advocates and lawmakers who fought for the fund said the Department of Labor is setting the state up for failure with regulations that would continue to exclude too many workers from gaining access to the fund.